MACKINAW


Meaning of MACKINAW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-kə-ˌnȯ ]

noun

Etymology: Mackinaw (Mackinac), trading post at site of Mackinaw City, Michigan

Date: 1833

1. : a heavy woolen blanket formerly distributed by the United States government to the Indians

2.

a. : a heavy cloth of wool or wool and other fibers often with a plaid design and usually heavily napped and felted

b. : a short coat of mackinaw or similar heavy fabric

3. : mackinaw trout

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.